Children brought home a plethora of Halloween goodies this week, and the cool weather heralds in a holiday season filled with delectable treats. Unfortunately, many of us struggle with practicing moderation when faced with a Thanksgiving feast or a table filled with holiday desserts.

This is one of the reasons that the American Heart Association chose Nov. 2 as National Start Eating Healthy Day.

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In North Louisiana, one in every four babies born is premature, which is twice the national average.

According to the March of Dimes’ website, www.marchofdimes.com, in an average week 1,255 babies are born in Louisiana, 194 of are born premature, 136 of them are born with low birth weights and 12 die before reaching their first birthday.

But there something you can do that could end up helping to lower those odds.

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” It’s a proverb that first appeared in literature in mid 1600s, but the meaning of which is just as valid these 350-plus years later: We need to get out and have fun.

Ruston residents have the opportunity to help continue providing public places to play and have fun by voting to renew a 2.92-mill property tax that provides about half the funding for the Ruston Parks and Recreation Department. The referendum is on the Nov. 21 ballot.

Considering the support shown for him throughout the process, the Louisiana Tech University and Ruston community likely released a sigh of relief when the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors named Les Guice as the 14th president of the university last week.
Guice, who currently serves as the executive vice president and vice president of research and development at the university, beat out eight other candidates for the top position.